WALK LIKE A PANTHER (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Stephen Graham (This Is England), Dave Johns (I, Daniel Blake), Jill Halfpenny (How To Stop Being A Loser), Sue Johnston (Imagine Me & You), Lindsey Coulson (AKA), Julian Sands (Arachnophobia), Jason Flemyng (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels), Stephen Tompkinson (Brassed Off), Michael Socha (Double Date), Scroobius Pip (Taboo), Hannah Walters (Filth and Wisdom), Stephen Marcus (Kinky Boots)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Dave Cadan (film debut), director, writer; Dean O’Toole (4.3.2.1.), producer; Niels Reedtz Johansen (Oldboys), cinematographer; Michael Ellis (The Boy in the Striped Pajamas), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

A group of popular British wrestlers from the 1980s, now long past their prime, are devastated when they learn that their favourite pub is closing down. To save it, father-son duo Mark (Graham) and Trevor (Johns) lead them to victory in a series of matches that they will have to train towards for the first time in years…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

A throwback to the good old days of British wrestling, Walk Like A Panther packs a serious punch to the funny bone but also has a strong working heart thanks to the optimistic cast they’ve got for it.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 9TH MARCH 2018

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